some other stuff I've found!!!

wilwood (real calipers) universal.

Ceika BBK

not a big fan of their logo but the breaks look nice.

 

haha... no talent here. I couldn't paint a picture of a one-cell ameba if my life depended on it.

Easy-peasy.... the kit comes with spray cleaner. the grime and grease just pours off. Wipe them down, let them air dry for an hour or so. Brush on with the brush in the kit. By the time you are done with the fourth, the first is dry, give them another coat... presto.

All you need is good eyes to brush the edges and nooks and crannies without getting any on your rotors. And you need to pop off a couple of spring-loaded clips and pop them back on when you're done.

 

When I got some work done to my wheels and tires the shop hit the calipers and rotors with a high temp flat black spray paint. They did it on the car and painted the WHOLE rotor. After a few stops the rotors were back to shiny where they needed to be but the rest was all still black. It only took a few minutes and they look good. They just hit them with some cleaner first then went to town on them. I’m in AZ so we didn’t have to deal with any rust. A buddy of mine had the same thing done on his close to a year ago and it still looks like they just did them.

 

I agree, caliper covers are lame! Definitely just throw some black or color of your choice caliper paint on them.

As far as brand preference for spray paint I would go with Dupli-Color all the way, krylon or rustoleom doesnt seem to lay down as evenly or smoothly.

 

Found out an interesting bit of information regarding authenticity! The stock R56 calipers are actually the R53 JCW calipers.... So maybe do paint them red... but where to get the sticker???? Maybe the dealer has some???

 

That's interesting.
Very nice write up too.
Now I need to go look because I have a Clubman, R55.

 

I found a place that sales decals

 

Hey they look good... I think I will go with red and slap some JCW decals on. I think the other paint jobs I've seen done in red were just poorly done, but after looking around a little more I've found some good ones, yours included

 

Thanks. As long as you take your time and don't just slop it on, you'll get a nice result.

Red might seem overdone but for a reason. Red calipers look sportier (new word) than most other colors.

 

Red calipers just look good to me, no matter what color the car.

 

Good find!
They've got lots of cool stuff.

 

Hmmmm.... not so sure a out all MINI colors... hmmmm...

Black Eyed Purple
Hot Orange
Spice Orange
Purple Haze
Mellow Yellow would be a little iffy

But hey... MINIs are quirky cars anyway. So why not?!

 

My hubs cracks up whenever any of us say something like - I don't want to over do it - Well, that would look tacky - I'm not sure if these colors will look good together...
He can't believe what we do to our cars.
He can't believe that I intended to do what I've done to mine!

 

Ha... when I bought my Chili Red Cooper, it had a pair of checkered mirror caps on it.

When I sold it 5 years later, it had 38 checkered items.

 

We don't sell caliper paint, but you can pick it up at a local NAPA.

 

My son went with me to pick up LW because my husband refused to have anything to do with it. On the way home my son said - "You're going to stick Union Jacks all over this car, aren't you?"
Smart boy.
My husband likes LW now and he really enjoys club events, MOTD, etc.
I'm wondering if the Countryman Coupe can get him out of his Avalon?
Um, probably not...

Thanks!
I am looking forward to seeing you at M&M 8 in Orlando.
Is it true that you can disarm the seat belt chime?

I have heard that painting the calipers involves taking all four wheels off at the same time. That is beyond my current technical capability, unless I set up some cinder blocks in the back yard.

 

My next MINI is going to be a JCW Coupe. Get him to drive one and he just might come around to MINIs.

Hubby can help. A set of Jack stands and a hydraulic Jack and he and you are set. They are not expensive. Another good thing about MINIs... you don't need commercial grade equipment to work on them. Ha.

 

Yes we will be able to shut off the chime for you at M&M. We also do one touch sunroof, remote close windows, and several other things.

You don't have to do all 4 at once, you can do just two wheels at a time.

 

Do you do one touch roll up for the windows on the R56? That would be the only missing link from the factory!

 

I have StopTech BBK and the front calipers are being repainted. My wheels are anodized red so the stock red was not gonna happen. I want them to stand out. You'll see what I ended up with.

I told my friend at the shop. "Do whatever you think will make it pop from behind my CCW's. I guess we'll see what he ended up with....

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...the-cheap.html

 

It might sound crazy but I'm really considering painting them in chrome... I think I would have to put down a high heat primer, then the chrome, then the decal, then a high heat clear coat..... I can't seem to find a legit high heat chrome paint or silver metalic???? I got a few months to sort it out before I can get anything done and posted, but I'll be more than happy to see what they do with yours

 

Don't know if chrome would work well since the finish won't be smooth compared to a body panel. Talked to my friend, won't be ready 'til Monday. So we'll see how it'll be then.

 

custom white StopTech calipers

 

Hey! Looks like it turned out great White wasn't what it was expecting but I definitley works well! How is the break dust?